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2016 Smart Energy Summit Advisory Board Announced

Parks Associates is proud to announce the members of the advisory board for the 2016 Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, taking place February 22-24, 2016 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin.

The following advisory board members will help shape the event agenda and topics in presenting strategies to engage consumers in energy solutions:

  • Alarm.com - Roy Perry, Vice President, Ecosystem Alliances
  • AT&T - Kevin Peterson, Senior Vice President, AT&T Digital Life Services
  • Austin Energy - Deborah Kimberly, VP, Customer Energy Solutions
  • Comcast - Dan Herscovici, SVP and General Manager, Xfinity Home
  • EnergyHub - Seth Frader-Thompson, President
  • Florida Power & Light (FPL) - Patrick Agnew, In-Home Technology Program Manager
  • GE, Digital Energy - Robby Simpson, PhD, System Architect
  • Gridwise Architecture Council - Ken Wacks, Member; Consultant, Home, Building & Utility Systems
  • Honeywell - Ann Perreault, Marketing Director, Honeywell Building Solutions | Smart Grid Solutions
  • Icontrol Networks - Letha McLaren, CMO
  • Landis+Gyr - Clark Pierce, VP and GM of Load Management Solutions
  • LG Electronics - Steve Oh, PhD, Senior Vice President, HEMS Task, Energy Business Center
  • Nest Labs - Ben Bixby, Director of Energy Products
  • NRG/Reliant - Scott Burns, Director of Innovation
  • Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) - Patty Durand, Executive Director
  •  TXU Energy - Samudra Sen, Vice President - TXU Solutions

At the annual Smart Energy Summit, Parks Associates analysts, media, and industry leaders evaluate new partnerships, strategies for consumer engagement, and deployment plans for energy and management solutions in the connected home. The agenda features speakers representing utilities, telecom and security companies, retailers, and OEMs presenting on the state of the market and emerging consumer and business opportunities.

Speaker applications are currently being accepted until November 16, 2015.

For more information on the Smart Energy Summit, visit www.ses2016.com.